Today, many homeowners are receiving letters from their home insurance companies with an ominous warning: clean your roof or your policy will be cancelled. In many cases, insurers are sending out these letters to homeowners who have dark streaks on their roofs. The letters state that if the problem doesn’t get fixed, their homeowner’s insurance policy will be cancelled.
Usually, homeowners receive these letters of cancellation in cases where they are in the process of getting a new policy or if they want to make changes to their existing policy. What’s the reason for these dirty roofs? Behind the streaks and black spots on most dirty roofs are algae and moss buildup. Both moss and algae can damage shingles if not taken care of with roof washing or with a complete roof replacement.
Since insurers don’t want to replace a roof before it needs replacing, they’d rather cancel the insured’s policy instead of dealing with a roof that has the potential to prematurely fail. The good news is that if you’re in a similar situation and you’re at risk of losing your homeowner’s insurance because of a dirty roof, a roof washing usually only costs around $500. In comparison, replacing your whole roof can cost anywhere from $5,000 to $10,000.
At Clear View Softwashing, we know that receiving a letter of cancellation from your insurer isn’t something you want. If you’re in this situation, contact us and have us come out and provide roof washing services to eliminate buildup and make your roof look like new!